Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

"I disagree!"

Four resolute words echoed above the square, and everyone's expression changed.

Here they come, here they come! Isn't this what they came here for? This entanglement, this back and forth, this twist and turn—isn't this the plot they've been waiting for?

Lu Yunshi turned his head toward the source of the sound and saw the man who had uttered those four words; it was Lin San.

Dude, who do you think you are to disagree? How dare you? What good is your disagreement? Do you even know what mutual support means?

And when you do this, have you thought about the woodcutter you just chose?

Well, actually, Lu Yunshi didn't really want to choose either, but since Shangguan Yue had already opened the back door to this extent, it was pointless for him to not want to choose.

Completely oblivious to the meaning conveyed in Lu Yunshi's eyes, Lin San aggressively approached the center of the square, his brows radiating domineering arrogance. He stared at Lu Yunshi with a hint of disdain, then looked up at the light screen above.

"I, Lin San, dare not say that my talent is unparalleled in the world, one in ten thousand, but I started cultivating at the age of twelve, and now at fifteen I have achieved the Spirit Gathering Realm and entered the realm of alchemists. If even I cannot become a disciple of Master Shaocai, then I want to ask... why can this person?"

As he continued spraying, Lin San's gaze returned to Lu Yunshi.

"Lu Yunshi, your low talent has already spread among all the elementary students. Now, you have accidentally achieved this extreme body, which is the limit. But by stepping into the extreme, you have already lost your future. I cannot understand why you were able to become a disciple of Teacher Cooking. If you cannot give me a reasonable explanation, wouldn't this competition seem incredibly childish?"

As soon as Lin San finished speaking, many students began to nod.

"Yes, logically, the choice should be made to select those with high talent. Lin San failed to become a disciple of the cooking teacher before, so why should Lu Yunshi be chosen?"

"Exactly, that's too frivolous. Did they pull some strings?"

"That back door?"

"Hey? Something's not right with you."

......

The students were whispering loudly, but they weren't following Lin San's line of thinking. Most of them just wanted to have some fun, so they chimed in with a few words, trying to liven things up.

After all, to be honest, what does it matter to them who the teachers are selected at the conference?

If it weren't for wanting to watch more of the show, they wouldn't care what Lin San said.

The host's face also turned somewhat ugly. He hadn't expected that someone he had previously thought highly of would be so tactless.

What did he think this place was? What did he think those teachers were? If this wasn't an academy, but any random sect, he would have slammed Lin San to the ground and seen if he would still go crazy after such behavior.

"Ahem, student, as I said at the beginning, the teacher-student mutual selection meeting is not mandatory. It's meaningless if only you make a choice. The key is that the teacher also chose you, and you already have a teacher now. Saying more is useless. You may leave now." The host teacher finished speaking with a frown, almost telling Lin San to leave directly.

"No!" Lin San raised his head high, refusing to bow to power. "I need an explanation that I can accept. I would like to ask the cooking teacher to explain what kind of assessment this so-called 'one plus one equals' is."

Upon hearing this, many people perked up their ears, curious about the significance of this assessment that had affected them for so long.

For a good ten seconds after he finished speaking, the cooking teacher did not respond. Lin San then chuckled softly, revealing an expression of knowing what he had heard.

"really......"

"What does one plus one equal? ​​Let me tell you the answer." At this moment, Lu Yunshi stepped forward, stood in front of Lin San, and said with a confident expression.

"Hmm?" Lin San's eyes turned slightly cold upon hearing this, but he raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a wicked smile. "Please!"

Lu Yunshi stood tall and walked slowly across the square.

"Before explaining the reason, I must first criticize Junior Brother Lin. You shouldn't have doubted the cooking teacher. If you couldn't understand the teacher's question, it's naturally not the teacher's fault. As for the reason, you should look for it within yourself. Does the teacher not know what one plus one truly equals? Of course she does. Doubting this is equivalent to questioning the mind of an alchemist. It's equivalent to...disrespect."

Who cares? Let's label them first.

Upon hearing these words, Lin San's eyes twitched slightly, but he remained calm and waited for the other party to respond. If they couldn't provide an answer, then he would have to wait for his counterattack.

"Then why did the teacher say I was right when I said one plus one equals one? Is this assessment that simple? Of course not."

Lu Yunshi shook his head slightly, revealing an expression that said, "You all don't understand, only I do." In reality, his heart was pounding and his brain was racing.

Yeah, why?

My mighty brain, I'm entrusting everything to you. Think quickly, and I'll do everything I can to buy you time.

"First, let's eliminate all possibilities that are irrelevant and only keep the possibility that the cooking teacher's assessment is a serious and meaningful assessment. Then we'll continue to think along this line."

"If a teacher's assessment is meaningful, then ordinary people will naturally not understand it. But these kinds of questions that ordinary people simply cannot answer are precisely the questions that can truly test whether a person has the mindset of an alchemist."

Lu Yunshi's words attracted a lot of people, especially those who wanted to know the answer. Even the person who asked the question "What is one plus one?" was now concentrating intently, eager to see what could be found in her question.

"First, can an ordinary person give the answer that one plus one equals one?"

As soon as Lu Yunshi asked the question, he shook his head and began to answer it himself.

"Of course I can't give a specific answer. What is the significance of this answer? It is meant to illustrate that alchemists should have the vision and courage to think outside the box and not follow the rules blindly. If every alchemist only knows how to refine pills according to the rules, then the way of alchemy will never have any possibility of progress. Then the profession of alchemist will have no future. A profession without a future is equivalent to... a slow death."

"To grow, you need to think outside the box, be brave enough to give unique answers, and listen to the applause!"

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

Everyone was still pondering Lu Yunshi's words when several rounds of applause rang out without hesitation.

"The boss is right!" x3

"Big brother is right!" x1

Seeing the silence in the room, Lin San immediately took a step towards Lu Yunshi, his aura suddenly exploding, but he did not suddenly attack or hurt anyone, he just said calmly.

"That's just sophistry. If you put it that way, wouldn't any answer other than 'two' be considered correct? In that case, wouldn't the answers to this test still be child's play?"

"Of course not." Lu Yunshi immediately denied it, interrupting the others' thought process before they had time to react. He held up two fingers.

"I just mentioned the first one, so naturally there's a second one too."